Top 10 Best AppLocks and Privacy App Locks for Android

1. Norton App Lock

The popular anti-virus maker Norton also has an Android app for apps security; the company offers a pretty decent app locker for Android to secure your personal apps. Norton app lock is simple, free, and ad-free. The app uses fingerprint, PIN, or pattern for the lock. It also has an option to set a recovery email with a sneak peek feature that captures the photo of the person who is trying to open your app after failing the 3rd login attempt. There aren’t too many options available in the Norton app lock, but you can protect it from unwanted uninstallation by giving it admin privileges.

Pros and Cons

• Very simple and userfriendly interface but with very few options.
• Captures people face and has a good Recovery system if in case you forget your password.

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2. AppLock

The most popular app for app lock and privacy in the Play Store is AppLock, with more than 100 million downloads. Applock allows the user to toggle Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, mobile data, etc. of a particular app and of lock any Android element like Incoming calls, etc. You can create your own profile and trigger the app lock on a certain time and location. In terms of features, it has plenty. Moreover, it has a personal vault for photos and videos. Despite all these features, the app does its main job too well. The app uses gestures, fingerprint, PIN, or pattern for the lock.

Pros and Cons

• You can hide other apps and AppLock and set up delays, but sometimes the ads can annoy you.
• The app has a power-saving mode, but on the low-end systems, the app may make the system very laggy.

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3. Smart AppLock

It is a simple, userfriendly, and lightweight app lock app for  Android. Smart AppLock is compatible with screen fingerprint sensors, too i.e. the developer update the app regularly to make it compatible with the latest Android hardware. Also, the app has no bloatware at well; it doesn’t annoy anyone and doesn’t take any useless amount of space in your phone. The app utilizes your default screen lock and applies it to your apps you wanna have privacy. The app does not show any ads it is ad-free.

Pros and Cons

• Lightweight, Simple, no Bloatware, and ad-free, but it has a lack of features.
• Minimalistic but no power-saving mode.

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4. KeepSafe PhotoValut

This comes with a new Material User Interface and has PIN login support. You can also choose fingerprint or Face lock too. Keepsafe is the simplest app locker it’s very straight forward. The app is totally free, but to remove some of the ads, you have to pay some. The ads only appear when you open the app, it doesn’t show up on the lock screen. You can prevent uninstall and hide PIN touches. If you want to disable the app, you can for a few hours.

Pros and Cons

• Simple, Minimalistic with gorgeous MAterial UI look, but the app contains some ads.
• Smooth no battery draining but has very fewer features.

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5. AppLock by Smart Mobile

The Applock is a new security app by Smart Mobile in Play Store, but it has gained a lot of crowd due to its straightforward approach and clean interface. The app has a profile feature which enables you to set certain rules. Similar to other app lock apps, it uses fingerprint, PIN, and pattern. The profiles are unique in AppLock because of its ability to categorize your apps in general, sensitive, social, and payment labels. You can unlock a category like social, and all your social media app will be unlocked, which means no more fiddling with lock permissions for each app.

Pros and Cons

• Unique Profile feature, but app contains ads, and it may annoy you.
• Fast setup, very easy to, a neat app but with not many features.
• The app is free, but the premium version is better.

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6.  FingerSecurity

It is one of the best Android app lockers only because of t\its vast features. FingerSecurity is a feature rich-app that lets you lock apps via fingerprint, and there is a feature that hides the app in the recent screen. Advanced security options like preventing app uninstall, time-out, theme, and fingerprint indicator are available. The app can also set safe locations, detect intruders, and can set up a fake crash. The app is a total feature blast. However, the free version of the app is pretty limited; you will need the premium version to have full control.

Pros and Cons

• FingerSecurity has tons of security, but; it only uses the Fingerprint sensor for app lock.
• The apps have tons of features which are very useful, but it is pretty limited in the free version, and there are ads.

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7. MaxLock

It s an awesome app locker for rooted Android devices only unfortunately but if you have a rooted device, you can get some great features with MaxLock. Based on Xposed Framework, MaxLock is a totally free and ad-free app. Unlike any other app locker app, MaxLock prioritizes the performance and battery. The available lock you can use in MaxLock are PIN, pattern, and Knock Code. Though it is an open-source app, it has tons of customization options. It can set up a fake crash, a master switch to disable easily. Al and has the ability to remove thumbnail of apps in the recent window.

Pros and Cons

• The app is totally free and ad-free. It gives you premium experience, but it is only for rooted Android devices.
• The premium version the app is not that different from the free version. It only has a few more options.

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8. AppLock-Fingerprint and Password

AppLock by SailingLab is an app locker having a multitude of features apart from providing security for apps. It has a privacy browser, a photo vault for the intruder who tries to break the message security, has tons of themes for the lock screen. The app uses standard features like PIN, Fingerprint, and pattern to unlock apps. The app is fully featured-packed. You can toggle options like Wi-Fi etc. for a specific app. The vault can also be used for hiding photos and videos.

Pros and Cons

• The app is not that well designed and gorgeous looking, but it has some cool themes.
• The app works smoothly, has no bloatware, but there are ads popping up randomly.

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9. AppLocker-Fingerprint and PIN

It is one of the app lockers with the “app locker”  moniker. It is not a popular app, it has an outdated UI, but the app has some unique features whihc makes it one of the simplest but great privacy app locks for Android. The app allows custom lock settings on a per-app basis i.e.; you can set up a primary fingerprint to unlock all the apps and different patterns for another app. However, the app contains ads.

Pros and Cons

• Outdated UI, not pretty looking but does its job well.
• The app is not an overload of features, but it has some decent features; however, the ads may annoy you. You have to purchase to remove the ads.

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10. AppLock-Fingerprint

AppLock-Fingerprint is a very popular app on Play Store because it packs a ton of great features. Users have the ability to set multiple passwords for different apps. So keeping their privacy in good hands. The lock can be activated at a certain time or when the phone connects certain  WI-Fi or Bluetooth. Moreover, there are cool features like you can rotate your home screen, ability to unlock your device remotely by sending an SMS, it captures photos of people who attempt to open the lock and fails.

Pros and Cons

• Great UI easy to use, but the app contains ads; you have to pay to remove ads.
• Features of the app are fantastic but have no hiding app and vault feature.

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Keeping your private life safe is very important. In the digital world, where cyber crimes are increasing day by day, save yourself by using these best app lockers and privacy locker apps for Android. Not only they will save you from data leak, but it will also protect your sensitive data from unauthorized intruders. What do you use these App lockers and privacy lockers for? Share with us in the comment box below. And we will see you in the next article.